VIDEO DOORBELL DESIGN AND FEATURES
Video doorbells come in all shapes and sizes. The least expensive models tend to
be bulky with limited color choices. In contrast, many of the more expensive
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complement your home.
Any smart doorbell worth its salt is equipped with a video camera that sends an
alert to your phone along with a live video stream when the doorbell button is
pressed. Video is accessed via a mobile app that is also used to install the device,
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you speak with whomever is out there, and on-demand video streaming. To
avoid false alerts from passing cars, high winds, and any critters you may have
roaming around your property, look for a doorbell cam with customizable
motion zones.
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people, cars, and animals; color night-vision video (most doorbell cameras use
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records several seconds of activity prior to when a motion sensor is triggered or
the doorbell button has been pressed, so you can see what happened just before
an event.